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Re: How Many Times Should America Rebuild New Orleans?

Originally Posted by Verthaine

I'm still waiting for someone to detail how such a feat can be done and how to,pay for it?

Port of Houston.

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Re: How Many Times Should America Rebuild New Orleans?

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

From a Taoist standpoint, wouldn't allowing nature to take back that specific area of the planet actually save lives and put an end to much human suffering?

Sure it is,and a taoist would ask,where do you put the people.How do you move that many people without causing human suffering.Seems like a simple common sense question.You seem to have all the answers.

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

Working with nature, and not against it?

A taoist would understand that there may be a way to work with nature to protect the city rather than wholesale abandoning it just because someone who lives hundreds and hundreds a miles away says they shoud.

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

If you truly want to do what is best for people in that area, you would not make it easier for them to stay there would you?

Wu wei (look it up).I do not live in that area,and neither do you.

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

If there's a large, starving population living in an area where no food can be grown, and little water is available, would you be helping them by sending them food and water? Or would it be better for all to relocate them to some place where they can grow food and have their own water?

There are parts of Africa that fit that description.What are you doing to help them?

Re: How Many Times Should America Rebuild New Orleans?

Originally Posted by Verthaine

That does not answer the question.

Then you clearly don't know what the Port of Houston is, or does.

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Re: How Many Times Should America Rebuild New Orleans?

Originally Posted by Verthaine

I keep asking the same question.How does one move an entire city and who pays for it?
Why do people keep avoiding that question.

Instead of paying for a reconstruction of the city, take the funds and use them to build a new city, on land above sea level. You need to think long term. Would you rather spend 90 billion every time there's a hurricane, or spend 'X' amount once and build a better, more stable city?